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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

NZSS Cave Conservation and Access Trust

Registration number:

CC59906

NZBN number:

9429050250493

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

3/02/2022

Balance Date:

August 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

30 Arapiki Road

Stoke

Nelson

7011

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.cavecat.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59906

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The objects of the trust are to purchase and manage land containing caves within New Zealand, for the dual purpose of the Conservation of caves and karst and managing access to caves and karst for recreational and other purposes.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Environment / conservation

Sport / recreation

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	19/02/2026	$6,474	$9,628	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2024	28/02/2025	23/02/2025	$2,291	$25,984	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2023	29/02/2024	24/01/2024	$157,347	$183,354	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2022	28/02/2023	14/02/2023	$56,431	$3,794	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Christopher James Mandeno	Trustee	21/02/2024
Alice Isabella Shanks	Secretary	25/01/2022
John Francis Patterson	Treasurer	25/01/2022
Martin James Grinsted	Chair	25/01/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Deirdre Brid Nagle	Chairperson	21/02/2024

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
1/07/2024	NOC004
1/07/2024	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name